Besides this, there were hundreds of young women secretly imprisoned by the Xuanming Sect. The Xuanming Sect's inherited martial soul awakening required mating with a virgin, so these guys were also secretly involved in the slave trade.
The rescued women were extremely grateful to the Heavenly Court. Most of them were sent back to their homes, while a few, for reasons
too shameful to mention, felt ashamed to face anyone and refused to return, so they were taken back to the Heavenly Court by Nan Shuishui. Overall, the Heavenly Court made a fortune from this. Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, the fastest way to make money is still robbery!"
As the Heavenly Court's army returned, the incident gradually spread among the people. The Heavenly Court went to war with Shrek Academy and several major sects in Shrek City.
The Sea God Pavilion was shut down, Shrek was renamed Shit Lake, and the Heavenly Court, by doing nothing while its students were arrested, became the biggest laughingstock.
The Heavenly Court inflicted heavy losses on the enemy with minimal cost. The Xuanming Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect were wiped out one after another, and even the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which held its ground, was not spared.
Preliminary investigations indicate that at least four thousand people from these major sects were slaughtered, including the elderly and children.
The continent was shaken; people were horrified. The Heavenly Court's madness was terrifying—a massacre of over four thousand people in one
fell swoop—were they demons? The Heavenly Court's reputation was severely damaged. Scholars and writers denounced Huo Yuhao's madness in the Heavenly Soul Daily, the Fighting Spirit Daily, and the Star Luo Daily, all anonymously.
Some ambitious young people even went so far as to vandalize and burn down Heavenly Court branches across the land. However, the Heavenly Court did not tolerate them; these arrogant individuals never returned.
Huo Yuhao's reputation for cruelty spread throughout the continent, earning him the title of a demon. Rumors circulated that he could eat eight children in one sitting, displaying extreme ruthlessness.
The Heavenly Court was his demonic army, committing arson, murder, looting, and all manner of evil.
In the common folk, if a child cries incessantly, adults will use Huo Yuhao's name to scare the child, saying that if they cry any longer, the Demon Lord will come. Hearing this, the child not only stops crying but also buries their head in the adult's arms.
This is the influence of Shilake Academy, Huo Yuhao thought. Shilake Academy has been rooted in the continent for ten thousand years, achieving its widespread influence through deception and trickery.
Most of the graduates are brainwashed, blindly praising Shilake. Crucially, most of those who can enter Shilake have status and connections.
These people can easily spread the so-called merits of Shilake, creating a massive force of public opinion.
The common people are ignorant; after hearing this so often, they truly believe that Shilake is for the country and its people. Over time, Shilake has gained a deeply ingrained position in the public's mind.
And today, the court's actions have aroused the people's anger.
Shilake's behavior reminded Huo Yuhao of a family: the Duke Yansheng in Blue Star's history. Benefiting from the glory of their ancestor Confucius, the Duke Yansheng became a special dukedom in Chinese history, enjoying enduring power and prestige for generations, mutually dependent on the imperial court, thus maintaining its enduring influence.
However, the descendants of a sage are not necessarily sages, and the actions of the Duke Yansheng lineage have been criticized by countless people. They submitted to the Jin, Yuan, and Qing dynasties, and even the Japanese invaders had to kneel before them.
Even so, even knowing that the Confucius family was a bunch of opportunists, the title of Duke Yansheng was never abolished by any dynasty. Ultimately, the Supreme Sage Confucius's position in the hearts of scholars for two thousand years was too important; the imperial court needed them to win over the scholars.
Shilake Academy's position in the hearts of the general soul masters is similar to the Duke Yansheng's position in the hearts of scholars. Of course, comparing Shilake to the Duke Yansheng is somewhat insulting to Confucius.
After all, Shilake is a bunch of charlatans; that worthless Flander isn't even worthy to carry Confucius's shoes.
In ancient times on Earth, anyone who dared to slander the Duke of Yansheng would suffer a terrible fate, possibly being beaten to death by pens from self-proclaimed "knowledgeable scholars." Even the imperial court had to tolerate and tolerate such behavior.
But this didn't exist in the Douluo Continent. In this dog-eat-dog world, the influence of Shilaike couldn't shake the Heavenly Court in the face of absolute power .
Listening to the reports from the members of the Surveillance Hall, Huo Yuhao chuckled. This was the power of public opinion!
Of course, not everyone was condemning the Heavenly Court. A segment of the public hoped that the Heavenly Court would step in and bring Yan Shaozhe to justice.
This time, neither side was spared from the public opinion storm. Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. A broken drum is beaten by everyone, and a
crumbling wall is pushed down by all. The once-admired number one academy on the continent had now become a pariah.
"Hehe, the best is yet to come. You still have a lot to learn. Learn as much as you can in your lifetime," Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.
He kept Yan Shaozhe around as a punching bag for the public's criticism.
Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao also deduced that Yan Shaozhe was a crucial pawn in completely eliminating Shilake.
On the main road of Luocang City, two unusual carriages passed by one after the other.
No, they couldn't be called carriages, but rather prison carts, shaped like large cages with openings in the top, exposing the prisoners' heads.
Rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves were constantly being thrown at the faces of the two prisoners.
Long Xiaoyao felt an unbearable humiliation. He thought Huo Yuhao would at most kill him, but that bastard had actually paraded him through the streets.
He, a dignified Limit Douluo, could be killed but not humiliated…
*Smack!*
A rotten egg smashed into Long Xiaoyao's face, the yolk smeared all over his old face. Ye Xishui followed suit.
The onlookers cast hateful glances; if it weren't for the Heavenly Court Soul Masters stopping them, they would have already rushed forward.
The common people had long suffered at the hands of evil Soul Masters; many had been ruined and killed by these inhuman creatures.
After being paraded through the streets for several hours, Long Xiaoyao and Ye were brought to the highlight of their lives: the execution ground.
Looking at the guillotine on the execution platform, Long Xiaoyao's rage surged to the top of his head. He cursed, "Huo Yuhao, you bastard..."
*Slap!*
Before he could finish, a Heavenly Court Soul Master carrying the heavy load slapped him hard across the face.
The guillotine was raised, and Long Xiaoyao, as the first to be executed, was pinned to the blade, his head about to fall.
"Kill him!"
"Kill him!"
The crowd below shouted, wishing they could personally chop these two men to pieces.
But at this critical moment, a figure flew in from the distant horizon, shouting, "Spare his life!"
The executioner, seeing the person in Heavenly Court uniform, stopped.
The crowd was puzzled. What was going on? A moment of mercy during the execution? Had Huo Yuhao softened his heart?
The man dared not delay. In that short time, he could already feel the cold gazes of the surrounding people. He even felt that if he ordered the execution to stop, these people would tear him apart.
"By the decree of the Divine Lord, Long and Ye, you two, have acted recklessly, harming and abusing the people. Everyone has the right to kill you. I, the Divine Lord, request all
the people to enforce the law on behalf of Heaven." Upon hearing this decree, the crowd surged. Those who had been tormented by the evil soul masters, their families torn apart and their lives destroyed, vented all their anger on the two. Tens of thousands of people surged forward, trampling and shredding Long and Ye to pieces.
The scene was out of control.
A generation of Limit Douluo died at the hands of mortals, but this was insignificant compared to the crimes they had committed.
In contrast, Shilake and his group were much luckier, quickly and swiftly executed by the Heavenly Court, a kind of early death without further torment.
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